To be honest, the biggest reason I write music and became a musician was to create the amount of joy that I felt about music to anyone else. To me, that's a job well done.
Interpretation
The quote expresses the desire to share the joy of music with others through songwriting and performance.
Hozier emphasizes that his motivation for creating music stems from the immense joy he experiences when engaging with it. His ultimate goal is to evoke similar feelings of happiness and connection in others, indicating that his success as a musician is measured by the happiness he can bring to his audience through his art.
In practice
During an interview about his creative process, Hozier can be quoted to illustrate his passion for music.
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